Hello, it’s time to find out what the internet thought about tonight’s ep of The Bachelor, and wow, what a wild FINALE WEEK ride everyone. Thank God this is finally almost over.
We start off with a single date for Badge and Sophie, and they decide to go skydiving, and frankly I’m surprised more of us weren’t screaming at the television that this didn’t need to happen.
Me if someone ever took me to jump out of a plane on a date #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/LDqgk5Wz7u
— Sian Maloney (@Sian__Maloney) October 3, 2018
Shout out to our mate who’s LITERALLY STRAPPED TO BADGE WHILE HE’S PASHING SOMEONE. #thebachelorau pic.twitter.com/Ids6ikpAJV
— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) October 3, 2018
Still, some aren’t entirely convinced about Soph finally being vulnerable with Badge during the sit down and chat portion of their day together.
Me watching Sophie’s not at all staged emotional breakthrough #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/lQ2mJCOJco
— Milhouse Thrilhouse (@Minquist01) October 3, 2018
Britt‘s turn for some quality time, and he offers her a climb up some stairs to the top of a lighthouse, and the icecream sustenance required to make that trip.
He also pulls out a fucken string quartet for the dinner date section, and they dance on grass in heels – well he’s wearing boots, but he can’t dance – and it’s no good.
Still, all of that is overshadowed by Brittany’s choice to CONFRONT Nick about his previous dalliances with Cass, and aren’t we past this yet?
Brittany waiting for Nick to get home from work and explain to her why he dated Cass before her #TheBachelorAu pic.twitter.com/49CWAE1QZS
— Ignatius (@__Ignatius) October 3, 2018
Onto Brooke‘s date, which involves a motorcycle, and then the pair body painting each other to make a picture. The picture is ultimately quite good, which seems at odds with the incredibly terrible love heart Badge painted on Brooke’s forehead.
The internet was reasonably sceptical, because hey, who draws a heart like that but then draws two perfect figures in front of a sun. I totally believe he drew the ocean though.
does the bachelor really expect us to believe the same nick that painted that dodgy heart on brookes forehead managed to paint a tree branch & people looking into the sunset #TheBachelorAU
— hannah (@hannaahjonesss) October 3, 2018
Like, if you wanted us to believe he painted that you should have told the artist to use their non-dominant hand or something #TheBachelorAU
— Dash Jayasuriya (@gameonmoll) October 3, 2018
Good to see Picasso quickly ducked into the bachie mansion to paint their bodies and then ducked out. Crazy they didn’t catch him on camera #TheBachelorAU
— Dylan Alcott (@DylanAlcott) October 3, 2018
I am 99.9% sure nick did not draw that amazing painting on Brooke #thebachelorau @oshergunsberg any thoughts ?? pic.twitter.com/28BwoP2V4o
— grace 🧚♂️🌶️🫀☕️ (@gracexgibbons) October 3, 2018
Call me a sceptic but I don’t think Nick and Brooke actually did the body paint themselves #TheBachelorAU
— Bryce (@_brycerogers) October 3, 2018
Cos you guys definitely painted that…. all by yourselves #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/XhpdOgcNzo
— Hailey. (@HAILEY_wood) October 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/fiddy_kay/status/1047432279180554240
When they sit down to talk feelings, Brooke tries to get Badger to be equally as vulnerable as she and the other women are expected to be.
And so we finally arrive at a tense rose ceremony.
And Brooke walks tf out because she needs that clarity from Cummins. She meets Osher for one brief moment and he ushers her to HB.
@oshergunsberg my friend and I watching #TheBachelorAU and messaging each other, takes a turn whenever you’re on the screen. pic.twitter.com/0DwtY3lEku
— Lottie. (@luxelottie) October 3, 2018
But the rugby dude won’t give her the reassurance she – and by extension us, the Australian people – needs.
So she decides to leave of her own accord and can you hear that? It’s the sound of the people online cheering for their girl for using her goddamn agency and splitting from a man who is being deliberately withholding (possibly for contractual reasons).
#thebachelorau My favourite thing about Brooke is her unquestioning knowledge that a woman has agency, to choose what they do, for them, for their best reasons.
Shes going to walk and prove that she is a queen who deserves more than surface level platitudes.
— Dame Kittness (@SoftKittyWarm) October 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/Mazzy_73/status/1047437238479478786
YES BROOKE. YES. YOU DESERVE A MAN WHO CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO HIM. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU #TheBachelorAU
— Allison (@infiniteallien) October 3, 2018
IT IS NOT SELFISH TO WANT CERTAINTY AND TO WANT TO BE LOVED!!! Girls! You are so freaking worthy of everything! Of being with a guy who KNOWS YOU ARE WHAT HE WANTS. #TheBachelorAU
— Kate (@KikkiTee) October 3, 2018
…all the rumours re Nick ending up alone really make so much more sense now, because anyone could see that he was always going to pick Brooke at the end. #TheBachelorAU
— Jodi McAlister (@JodiMcA) October 3, 2018
Calling it now- Brooke has been the one for Nick from the start. It’s cruel to even continue with the next episode. Britt and Sophie deserve better. @TheBachelorAU #TheBachelorAU
— Tully Smyth (@tee_smyth) October 3, 2018
Over the course of the ep, some viewers have come around to the tabloid theory that Badge is actually rooting Cass these days.
https://twitter.com/HanShotFirst___/status/1047431823662272512
https://twitter.com/ablackberryfall/status/1047436283201507329
Until the final episode, tomorrow, you beautiful, beautiful lovebirds.
